diff --git a/ebos/eclactionhandler.cc b/ebos/eclactionhandler.cc
index cdb693473..bcbd6e0f4 100644
--- a/ebos/eclactionhandler.cc
+++ b/ebos/eclactionhandler.cc
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/Action/SimulatorUpdate.hpp>
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/Action/State.hpp>
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/Schedule.hpp>
+#include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/Well/WellMatcher.hpp>
 
 #include <opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp>
 #include <opm/simulators/utils/ParallelSerialization.hpp>
@@ -244,4 +245,12 @@ EclActionHandler::fetchWellPI(const int reportStep,
   return wellpi;
 }
 
+void EclActionHandler::evalUDQAssignments(const unsigned episodeIdx,
+                                          UDQState& udq_state)
+{
+    const auto& udq = schedule_[episodeIdx].udq();
+    const auto& well_matcher = schedule_.wellMatcher(episodeIdx);
+    udq.eval_assign(episodeIdx, well_matcher, summaryState_, udq_state);
+}
+
 } // namespace Opm
diff --git a/ebos/eclactionhandler.hh b/ebos/eclactionhandler.hh
index 06ff76a52..a758f9750 100644
--- a/ebos/eclactionhandler.hh
+++ b/ebos/eclactionhandler.hh
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class EclipseState;
 class Schedule;
 struct SimulatorUpdate;
 class SummaryState;
+class UDQState;
 
 //! \brief Class handling Action support in simulator
 class EclActionHandler
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ public:
                     double sim_time,
                     const TransFunc& updateTrans);
 
+  //! \brief Evaluates UDQ assign statements.
+  void evalUDQAssignments(const unsigned episodeIdx,
+                          UDQState& udq_state);
+
 private:
   /*
     This function is run after applyAction has been completed in the Schedule
diff --git a/ebos/eclgenericwriter.cc b/ebos/eclgenericwriter.cc
index 0b31cab0a..cc1bc24e2 100644
--- a/ebos/eclgenericwriter.cc
+++ b/ebos/eclgenericwriter.cc
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/Schedule.hpp>
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/SummaryState.hpp>
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/UDQ/UDQState.hpp>
+#include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/Well/WellMatcher.hpp>
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Units/UnitSystem.hpp>
 
 #include <dune/grid/common/mcmgmapper.hh>
diff --git a/ebos/eclproblem.hh b/ebos/eclproblem.hh
index 00e414b6f..d4d99bd06 100644
--- a/ebos/eclproblem.hh
+++ b/ebos/eclproblem.hh
@@ -1027,11 +1027,7 @@ public:
 
         // Evaluate UDQ assign statements to make sure the settings are
         // available as UDA controls for the current report step.
-        const auto& udq = schedule[episodeIdx].udq();
-        const auto& well_matcher = schedule.wellMatcher(episodeIdx);
-        auto& summary_state = simulator.vanguard().summaryState();
-        auto& udq_state = simulator.vanguard().udqState();
-        udq.eval_assign(episodeIdx, well_matcher, summary_state, udq_state);
+        actionHandler_.evalUDQAssignments(episodeIdx, simulator.vanguard().udqState());
     }
 
     /*!